my.sewingroom's blog : Civil War reproduction fabrichttp://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/archive/tags/Civil+War+reproduction+fabric/default.aspxTags: Civil War reproduction fabricenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)PRAISES!http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/archive/2012/01/13/praises.aspxSat, 14 Jan 2012 00:13:00 GMT722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:312809Linda1http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=312809http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/archive/2012/01/13/praises.aspx#comments<p><strong>I&#39;m a bit lax and I think we all do once we receive what we&#39;ve asked God to give us. But I want to sing praises and thank yous to God for giving me Indy! I can&#39;t wait to get back to Ohio so I can meet him and bring him home! Has everyone seen his photo? Been showing it to everyone...at church, at my quilt group here in AZ, when I&#39;m shopping, the neighbors. Emailed it to everyone back&nbsp;home. Posted it on Facebook.&nbsp;It&#39;s posted on QCA and Quilt with Us. &nbsp;Have I missed anyone? Don&#39;t think I mailed it to my brothers and mom...they don&#39;t do internet. Guess I better print copies and mail it to them. Don&#39;t want them to find out I&#39;ve added to my family from the family grapevine gets to them before snail mail... That is if it hasn&#39;t beat me! I just ordered Indy&#39;s id tags, collar, and leash</strong>.<strong> I&#39;m going shop hopping this afternoon, so I&#39;m looking for doggie fabric to make him a couple placemats for his doggie dishes. I also want to get some fleece to make him a sleeping mat for the bed and sofa. Praise God! I finally have my puppy! Well, I will have him when I get home. So I&#39;m cutting my winter short and leaving AZ the end of February. Mommy&#39;s coming home Indy!!!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Meanwhile, I finished my first UFO for 2012. It&#39;s my 2006 retreat quilt made from Civil War reproduction fabrics. My friends took it to the longarm quilter as my Christmas present. Two days ago I finished putting the binding on. Perhaps today I&#39;ll get photos taken and get it posted. If not today, sometime tomorrow. It turned out great and will look wonderful on the foot of my bed. I&#39;m sure Indy will make good use of it!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Well I need to get going before my friend Marlene&nbsp;shows up so we can go shop hopping. I&#39;ve never done this before so I&#39;m really excited! Happy quilting! And praise God today for whatever blessings He has given you!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hugs, Linda</strong></p>
<p><strong>PS. I talked to Indy&#39;s foster mom before going shop hopping and found out he sleeps on a pillow. Marlene and I just got back about 45 minutes ago. I found fabrics for 2 pillowcases for Indy. Now I have&nbsp;to find placemat fabric. Thank you, Marlene, for a wonderful afternoon! Hope we can do it again before I return to Ohio. Hi Nana!</strong></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=312809" width="1" height="1">bindinglongarm quilterQCAplacematUFOCivil War reproduction fabricretreat quiltquilt groupshop hoppingfleecepillowcasesQuilt With UsGod, What gives with the rain?http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/archive/2011/12/12/god-what-gives-with-the-rain.aspxTue, 13 Dec 2011 05:32:00 GMT722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:296467Linda2http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=296467http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/mysewingroom/archive/2011/12/12/god-what-gives-with-the-rain.aspx#comments<p><strong>Lord, I woke up this morning to rain beating on the roof. What&#39;s with that? I thought I left all that back in Ohio along with the chilliness. This is no fun especially since I had to go out in it to go to the chiropractor today. She asks on a scale of 1 to 10 how is my pain today. I answer 15!! It&#39;s raining...of course, my pain level is high! I came home and took a 2 hour nap along with a heating pad and Indie (a very cute Havanesse). Oh, dear Heavenly Father, please bring back some sunshine and heat to lessen my pain. Your will be done. Amen.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Before going to the chiropractor&#39;s office, I worked on Baptism&nbsp;cloths for church. My neighbor Audrey in Ohio had donated some linen and applique crosses and just in time. Pastor is using the last one that I had made previously on Christmas day for a baptism. I managed to get a baker&#39;s dozen from the fabric she donated. Thank you Audrey! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Saturday I finished a table runner for Pastor and his wife Susan. It was made from all the mistakes from Jan&#39;s table runner that I make last month. It turned out quite well. I also made 2 10-minute table runners for gifts later on. For a special little doggie named Indie I made a new placemat for her dishes. Her old one somehow got something spilled on it during their move. Here&#39;s the new one and Indie....</strong><a href="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/mysewingroom/Indie-placemat-_2800_640x374_2900_.jpg"><strong><img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/750x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/mysewingroom/Indie-placemat-_2800_640x374_2900_.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></strong></a><a href="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/mysewingroom/Indie.JPG"><strong><img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/750x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/mysewingroom/Indie.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></strong></a><strong>Isn&#39;t Indie a cutie? I love her to pieces. She always has kisses.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Yesterday and today I worked on my 2008 retreat quilt.I&#39;m using&nbsp;Civil War reproduction fabrics in sages and purples that match my bedroom. &nbsp;It requires the use of an X-block ruler. At the retreat I wasn&#39;t able to cut my blocks because my shoulders were frozen from the accident and I didn&#39;t have the strength to do the cutting. (Retreat was just about 7-8 months after the accident and I was still going thru rehab from my injuries.) It still created some pain trying to hold the ruler in place while cutting; but fortunately for me I&#39;m only making a lap quilt. I only had to cut 40 blocks total and had to quit for several hours after cutting those 40 blocks. Today I bought the sizing (now the blocks are on a bias) so I could press and start joining the1/4&nbsp;blocks to make 1/2 blocks. Can&#39;t wait for tomorrow so I can start joining the blocks to make full blocks, then I&#39;m ready for rows. Just might be able to get this quilt done before I go home in the spring. Can hardly contain myself. My UFO for RWYS contest will be done! One down, ??? to go. I&#39;m counting my chickens before they&#39;re hatched. Like I said I can hardly contain myself.</strong></p>
<p><strong>My friend, Jim is setting up his saltwater fish tank. This has been a source of fun and wonder this past weekend. He&#39;s added some interesting creatures...urchins, shrimp, anenomes, starfish, crab, snail, clown fish, bi-color angel fish, and 2 dragon fish. It&#39;s been more fun watching the fish tank than tv! He also has 2 artificial jellyfish. Now I&#39;m having fun with my 2 older grandsons, Christopher and Noel. I texted a picture to them and told them I have a pet jellyfish that I&#39;m keeping in Jim&#39;s fish tank. When I get home I have to set up my Beta tank and when it&#39;s ready, Jim will ship me my jellyfish. (I&#39;ve already purchased one of the artificial jellyfish at the fish store.)&nbsp; They think it is really cool that Grandma has a jellyfish for a pet.! I also text them pictures of some of the other creatures in&nbsp;Jim&#39;s tank.Then when I get my tank all set up jellyfish and all, the boys and come over and see him. Here&#39;s the picture I sent them....</strong><a href="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/mysewingroom/jellyfish.jpg"><strong><img src="http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/750x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/mysewingroom/jellyfish.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></strong></a><strong>I can&#39;t wait to see their faces when they see it floating in my Beta tank. Noel has been after me to get another Beta fish anyway. This is as good an excuse as any. Afterall, the tank will already be set up. So I&#39;ll see if Nate will take us to the closest pet store and let Noel pick out a Beta fish. He will be very happy. Especially since next winter he&#39;ll be taking it home while I come back to Arizona for the winter. And I have a feeling the Beta will not be coming back to Grandma&#39;s house!!! Christopher has a tarantula and Noel doesn&#39;t have anything. They have a normal pet too...Cesar, the dog.</strong></p>
<p><strong>God&#39;s blessings to you all for a good night or good morning depending on what part of the world you are in. Hugs.</strong></p>
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